Occupation
Accounts receivable clerk
Accounts receivable clerks bill customers and follow up what has not yet been paid. The work combines careful ledger maintenance with a lot of customer contact, because most overdue balances turn out to be disputes, missing paperwork, or a process problem rather than refusal to pay.
Also known as: AR clerk · Sales ledger clerk · Credit control assistant · Billing clerk · Collections clerk
Occupation content
Part of Finance, accounting and insurance
What the work involves
- Raise and send customer invoices and credit notes from approved records.
- Allocate incoming receipts against the right invoices and customer accounts.
- Contact customers about overdue balances and agree how they will be cleared.
- Reconcile customer accounts and escalate disputes to sales or management.
- Maintain aged-balance listings and flag accounts that need a credit review.
How people commonly enter
- On-the-job training in a billing, credit control, or accounts support role.
- A college certificate or bookkeeping course covering ledgers and credit control.
- A credit-management association's certificate taken while working.
- An apprenticeship or trainee route in a finance or shared-service team.
Typical training: Short course or on-the-job training
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Pathways: Apprenticeship route
Typical work context
Desk based · Team based · Public facing · Predictable routine
Related interests
Conventional (organizing) · Social (helping)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
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Related learning
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Official sources
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- O*NET OnLine — Billing and Posting Clerks (43-3021.00) · United States
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- UK National Careers Service — Credit controller · United Kingdom
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- Canada Job Bank — Explore careers (occupation search) · Canada
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